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Internet Service Provider studies show Wi-Fi reseller future potential for profits

Do you want to provide Internet services to a community or campus? Wireless internet can be accomplished with dish antennas and line of site, or by antenna without line of sight. The latter is similar to a wireless home network tied in to DSL or cable modem.

From a business standpoint, the Internet service could serve double duty as a virtual private network and voice connection between headquarters, a remote site, and home workers.

Calculate the equipment costs and your access cost. If you are reselling a T-1 speed line or higher you can calculate a break even point. Here is a website that is interesting and provides more on the subject. They are Powercode and we are not associated with them. The link opens in a new window so you will not lose your place. They say 'PowerCode offers great software and hardware tools. All of our tools are web enabled management solutions. They can be securely accessed from anywhere on the Internet and do not require additional software to be utilized over the Internet. Great tools for ISP Management, ISP Billing, WISP Management, and WISP Billing.' Also called PowerNOC

To make your business profitable you must identify the client, the scope of the project, requirements, network requirements and cost.

In some cases, as an example, it is less expensive to put repeaters on water towers or in tall buildings than it is to connect to a T-1 high speed line in the local area. If you can extend the range of your system at a cost of 600 dollars per repeater (a fixed one-time cost) then it would be cheaper to get the additional range if a T-1 line leases for 1200 dolars in your area and only 535 dollars 100 miles away.